Birds on a wall – about as 70s as you can get – and made famous by Hilda Ogden’s living room in Coronation Street. Well, if that’s a look you’re after, you can still get them with these Andrew Tanner Flocked ceramic birds.

Slightly more upmarket than the the ones you might remember from a relative’s house, these are earthenware ceramic, with an off-white glaze and a flock detail if you look closely.

The price reflects their new-found status as hip pieces of design – £13.50 each.

Find out more at the Andrew Tanner Design website

Good and interesting design is nearly always timeless. And if you didn’t know any better, you would probably think the George Nelson Petal Clock – or at the most, something from the 80s. Well, in actual fact, the clock was in production originally from 1956 to 1958.

It’s now been re-introduced by Vitra to the original specification, with construction from lacquered MDF and metal. The only update is a battery-powered quartz movement, powered by a single AA battery.

You can pick one up for £152.

Find out more at the Design Shop UK website